Patriots put on a jolly good show, whip Rams in London

Posted by Michael David Smith on October 28, 2012, 4:13 PM EDT

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The fans at Wembley Stadium were treated to a blowout on Sunday, as the Patriots put a beating on the Rams in London.

St. Louis scored first when Sam Bradford hit Chris Givens for a 50-yard touchdown pass, but after that it was all New England: Brandon Lloyd, Shane Vereen, Rob Gronkowski and Stevan Ridley all scored touchdowns to give the Patriots a 28-7 lead at halftime, and another Lloyd touchdown plus a Stephen Gostkowski field goal made the score 38-7 at the end of the third quarter. One more Patriots touchdown in the fourth quarter brought the scoring to a close.

The Rams have been playing tough, competitive football this season, and their defense has looked like it’s making big strides under first-year coach Jeff Fisher. But in this game the Rams’ defense simply had no answer for Tom Brady and the Patriots’ offense. New England marched down the field at will all day long.

For the Rams, quarterback Sam Bradford threw the ball well most of the game, but running back Steven Jackson couldn’t get anything going, and St. Louis drives repeatedly stalled. New England’s defense played well — and its offense played even better.

Ultimately, this was a game that was out of reach before halftime, and the Patriots could have named their score. The score they named was 45-7.

Do you know how pathetic you sound? The suppossed “cheating” happened years ago and the Pats keep winning. Which team is so blessed as to have you as a fan? If you are not a Giants fan, than you have nothing to brag about. Suggestion: Find some new material. Why do you hate? Can’t enjoy the games without animosity?

Well played game by the Pats today. Not gonna lie, was mad and worried after the 50 yard bomb on the 1st drive. Thought it was gonna b another long day on defense. But it was a pleasant surprise the rest of the game. No complaints here. Pats all day!

I think what I saw today from the Pats in comparison to some of their recent past games was a more aggressive/ creative pass rush and an offense executing to their full capability. Both have been lacking. Notice how the pressure on the opposing QB magically means our secondary plays better…amazing. BTW…. Alfonzo Dennard is for real. Let’s just hope he can refrain from punching out any more cops.

Oh yeah! There was a very exciting football match in London, but that was at Stamford Bridge stadium between two powerhouse football clubs: Manchester United vs Chelsea which I followed it from here in the states.